2:15pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on Reed motion to instruct the conferees re: OCO funding; Not Agreed To: 44-52 The motion is as follows: Mr. Reed moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R.1735 (the…

At 1:46pm, the Senate started the roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell compound motion to go to conference on H.R.1735, NDAA; Invoked: 81-15 By voice vote the Senate adopted the motion to go to conference.

12:24pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on Toomey SA #2094 (background checks) ; Agreed To: 98-0 The remaining votes in this series will be voice votes. We expect the next series of roll call votes to begin around 1:45pm. Those votes would be in relation to going to conference on NDAA and…

11:34am The Senate began a 15 minute vote on Daines amendment #2110 (Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act). Not Agreed To: 44-54 This amendment is subject to a 60-affirmative vote threshold. The remaining votes in this series will be 10 minute votes. Next roll call votes: Warren SA #2120 (cross tabulation of student…